Thanks to an observant reader, this blog is now open for comments, but if you post hate language, pornographic content, spam, or anything regarding Viagra or mortgages it's gone. GONE.
That said, allow me to comment on Cosmetic Surgery TV, or as I call it What The F**k Are These People THinking TV. Shame on everyone behind these-creators, advertisers, producers, and the public who, by watching this crap, keep it going.
Women subjecting their bodies to god-knows-what in hopes of....? Love life? Better job? I'd like to see a show where they give them the psychological help and coaching without the mutilation and see what happens. These woman are putting themselves at risk, now and in the future, for what? A mass-media idea of beauty? A "star" face? Worse, reputable plastic surgeons won't say they can make a person look like so-and-so, or give them Ms. X's nose. And people, convinced that surgery really is the answer to their problems, will shop around until they find a doctor to accomadate.
We're such a quick-fix-pop-a-pill society that people are starting to equate surgical procedures withe "just another medicine". Granted, these shows do show the women bandaged and sore, but I want to see the stats of how many had problems with infection, anaesthesia, depression, pain-killer dependence or addiction. How many had worse problems with family/mates after than before? How many people think, a year down the line, that it really was worth it. I'm betting not a lot.
Ok, I'll cop to the fact that I follow these shows primarily through soundbites, online and radio discussions. I can't bring myself to tune in. I refuse to feed the frenzy.
Please, just say no to mutilation TV.
Posted by jjblue619
at 10:59 AM PDT
